>> ires finance minister tells al jazeera isil will be defeated. >> this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in dough he has. also ahead, government under fire, trade unions on strike over labor reforms. >> an oil spill in the world's largest mango forest. >> the clock is ticking as delegates try to cobble together a deal, but many obstacles still

stand in their way. >> we begin in iraq where there's been a suicide talk on a military base in anbar province, killing 14 people. the bomber blew up a house the army was using as a base. there's been intense fighting for several days between isil and government forces. >> six people have been kid in an attack at a shia mosque, three shells struck the building in the mixed she he. >> a understanshia and sunni town. soldiers have been deployed to protect sites of worship as worshipers gather. >> iraq's finance minister told

al jazeera that the fight against isil is draining ires economy. he says mosul holds the key to defeating isil. >> when isil swept into northern iraq, it didn't just capture territory, it seized assets, property, gold and cash from citizens, business people and banks. iraq's finance minister says over half a billion dollars was stolen from banks in mosul to crete and other cities. isil is believed to be the richest such organization in the world. revenue comes from iraq oil fields. the group has retained control of major oil fields in the north of iraq. from there, it smuggles oil to turkey where it sends to refineries in syria. >> >> we can target them to deprive

them of this revenue, but they have enormous financial resources, paying their fighters good salaries, better than what we can afford to pay ours. >> that's partly because iraq has a serious financial cries. the economy is expected to shrink this year, because of lower oil output due to the war and unchecked government spending, including on the militiamilitias propping up secy pores. the government believes fire months of airstrikes and more effective ground forces of put isil on the defensive. it's planning to push on with an attack on mosul to recapture the city taken by isil in june. >> iraqi government has set up an operation for liberation of

mosul and this can only be done in concert and coordination with the coalition, not separately. i believe it's doable and contrary to what many believe or think, i don't think it would be a long-fought battle. >> he and other iraqi leaders say airstrikes and an army won't be enough. reclaiming iraq's third biggest city will rely on persuading sunni tribes and others on the sidelines to fight isil, as well. >> money has always been one of iraq's biggest weapons, but now the government is struggling with a serious financial crisis at the very time it needs money most. iraq's new finance minister said with the falling word oil prices, the government will have to make tougher decisions on cutting spending, while being able to continue this fight.

al jazeera, baghdad. >> violence has broken out between israeli security forces and palestinian protestors at demonstrationles across the occupied west bank. six palestinians were injured when israeli police stormed a rally by hamas starters, firing tear gas at the crowds. activists say two people have been arrested. >> there have been confrontations between police and together protestors near ramallah, one demonstrator injured after hit by a tear gas canister. >> in italy, two major trade unions have called nationwide strikes over changes to the labor market. the reforms will make it easier to hire and fireworkers. italy's prime minister said they are necessary to bring the country out of recession. we are in rome with more. >> the biggest problem, is

unemployment. people are 15 to 18 percent jobless, the youth 45%. the jobs act passed earlier this month contains some of the most sweeping labor reforms that italy has seen in many, many years. it will make it easier to hire people, the government said, better for business. the unions say it simply makes it easier to fire people, removing laws against unfair dismissals. they're also unhappy about the budget for 2015, which the unions say is just another austerity budget, just another after six dictated by brussels and outsiders have failed as this one will fail, they say, to reverse the trends of high unemployment and low slow growth. >> environmental activists say an oil spill in bangladesh is an ecological catastrophe in the world's laryngest mango forest.

we have more. >> it's a risky job to clear an oil spill by hand, but for the people of bangladesh, it's a matter of saving their lives and liv hoods, because their homes closest to the largest mango forest are under threat. the forest has hundred was varieties of wildlife and respondent species. a ship full of oil sank wednesday. people say the resulting oil slick is 50 volume terse long and is getting bigger. >> the tanker sank. fish resource is will be affect. tical waivers will carry it far away. we are surveying how much of the area will be affected. >> the forest covers more than

140,000 hectares. the habitat has been declared a world heritage site and home to the bengal tiger and other species. trying to figure out the impact, the fisherman are already trying to clean up, even if all they can do is use their bare hands. al jazeera. >> dell gets from around the world are scrambling to cobble together a deal as the conference in peru enters final stages, negotiators trying to form a blueprint laying the foundation for a global treaty. progress is very slow. >> every year around this time in one country or another, the seemingly endless u.n.

negotiates pros grinds on and on. here in lima, they are trying to stop that. the rallies crying have begun for the delegates to shape up and produce results for future generations. >> i want them to look back at us and ask the question how did you find the moral courage to shake off the lettingar gee to break free of the chains of the past, to lift your sights and draw the design of a future that we can accomplish. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry made a visit. he's an i am passed advocate. >> this is not just another policy issue. measured against the array of global threats that we face today and there are many, terrorism, extremism, epidemics, poverty, nuclear proliferation, all challenges that know no borders, climate change absolutely ranks up there equal with all of them.

>> this time around, there is more optimism than usual. >> i've never seen such results that you find among people over here. yes, that of course has to translate into something concrete and that's where, you know, people are sort of protecting their own turf. >> the progress is still extraordinarily slow. contention is managing countries commitments to managing emissions. >> this is proving difficult, because all the countries of the world are at different stages and we want to be sure that rich countries do what they can do and do not slide backwards. >> frequently towards the end of these conferences, there's a mad rush as delegates go to rebook hotel rooms and delay flights, only the brave will assume that this conference will end on time, but end it must. these people hope with a detailed roadmap to paris next

year. nick clark, al jazeera, lima, peru. >> sierra leone imposed a two week lockdown after health workers uncovered a surge of ebola infections. the epidemic was thought to be largely under control in the district, but 87 bodies have been buried in just 11 days. authorities say statistics under represent the situation in cono. ebola has killed more than 6,500 people in west africa. >> a spokeswoman for the world health organization says people attending funerals are contributing to the spread of the disease. >> we are cleaning up for more burial teams active by the end of the week and more in the coming week so we have a full team of people that can safely take care of those who died.

we need to get sick people into isolation where they can be cared for. the earlier you get treatment, the more chance you have of surviving. we are telling people what can they do? they can drink oral rehydration solution, salt and water and minerals. they need to do this to stay strong. the reason so many have died is because they didn't get to help until five days into the disease process. if you haven't been drinking lots of fluids, as many as you can, four to five-liters a day, you could die. he won't be strong enough to fight off ebola. that's the most important thing, get people out of the houses, tell them what they can do in the meantime, drink, drink, drink and stay away from anti-inflammatory. when they can get to care and further treatment, we can help them try and survive this disease. >> still ahead on al jazeera, rehe report from an isolated corner of china where people still live with a dangerous legacy left from world war ii.

♪ >> we meet musicians hoping to rocket to international stardom.

>> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories, a suicide attack in iraq has killed 14 people. the bomber blew up a house the army was using as a base in southern rimadi city. >> two major trade unions in

italy are striking making it easier to hire and fire workers. >> an oil spill in bangladesh is an ecological catastrophe. an oil tanker collided with another vessel near the world's largest mango forest and word heritage site. >> zimbabwe's president reshuffled his cabinet replacing eight ministers following the dismissal of a cabinet member. we have reaction on the streets. >> those following the news, interested in politics, it's a big day. the president has reshuffled his cabinet and appointed two new vice presidents. people are trying to find as much information as they can about these appointments and what it means for the country.

the two chosen, one could take over as leader of the country eventually. the making of people's minds is the economy, what do appointments mean to the economy to improve the lives of people? >> jobs, better life to our kids, and a better life wherever you are. >> we don't know whether they will deliver or not deliver, but we hope they are going to

deliver. >> sceptics say they feel nothing much will change on the ground. >> police say two men were behind the suicide bombings in the central nigerian city, twin explosions in the capitol state killed at least 32 people. many casualties were at an outdoor market. the attack was most likely carried out by boko haram. >> palestinian president abbas supported egyptian's crack down on smuggling tunnels. he supports any action key crow takes to protect itself from armed groups. fighters use ton themes to smuggle in weapons, food and money. >> six former guantanamo prisoners taken in by uruguay

have left hospital and taken to a new home. the government human rights groups and lawyers are all working together to help smooth a difficult process of starting a new life. >> after the initial excitement of relief following their arrival and a round of tests at this hospital, the six former issue mates of the u.s. guantanamo camp are starting their new lives. this is uruguay, their new home, an escape in so many ways from the 12 year long nightmare. they're shielded from public view from now in a house supplied for them. >> they're in a friendly place, just like we'd give to a worker. they'll live the same as we do with the minimum comforts of any worker. >> they are learning spanish and about customs in uruguay, talking to their families they hope to reunite with and making

future plans. it's the mark of the solidarity shown that this trade union organization is housing the six men from guantanamo, working with the government, human rights organizations and the lawyers to smooth the process of starting a new life, a long way from guantanamo and their homes in the middle east. >> this woman works with refugees, a personal initiative of the president. >> there is a feeling within the society that they don't know how to help these guantanamo men. this is what people in the society are more worried about, are they dangerous, what are they thinking about, will they stay within our society, system and traditions or want to go back to syria or perhaps stay in

brazil. >> the people who brought them here and their lawyers have stopped talking, they say to respect the privacy of the men. meanwhile, the six prepare for uruguay and uruguay prepares for them. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists now held in prison in egypt for 349 days. the three were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brother hood. they are appealing against their convictions. >> legislators in china's autonomous region have voted to ban burke das. it means women will be prohibited from wearing full face veils and body coverings in public. the move follows unrest in the region, including attacks by suspectesuspected separatists.

>> china will mark the anniversary of the massacre in 1937 at the end of the world war ii. people in a remote corner of china are still falling victim to the chemical weapons left behind. >> across the frozen landscape of northeast china lies the destructive legacy of another country. it's a bomb. one of 700,000 that the japanese government admits to, more than half in this province. >> they are everywhere. sometimes we find them when we dig the land. >> his son was badly burned. after stepping on a shell and can't understand why this one hasn't within removed. >> of course we he worry.

how can we not? it could kill us if we accidentally touch it. >> nearby, a father of another victim tells me his son was playing with friends beside this now frozen stream. he saw a steel tube lying at the water's edge and tried to retrieve it, thinking he could maybe sell it for scrap. instead, chemicals inside caused serious burns to his hand and left him with a long and so far fruitless battle for compensation from japan's government. >> how can i not be furious? the japanese left all these chemical weapons in our soil. it not only killed our ancestors, but is going to harm our children and next generations. >> japan admits its retreating army left behind weapons that contained chemicals, including mustard gas and cyanide. this is the entrance to a secret military facility where this

munitions are being destroyed under japanese supervision. the chinese government says it's not happening fast enough. >> it's been estimated that at least 2,000 chinese people have fallen victim to japanese chemical weapons, most surviving with burns and other injuries. tokyo says it's so far found and destroyed at least 4,000 of these munitions, but that is still a small percentage of what its army left behind here. >> tokyo promised to destroy as many of its weapons as possible by 2012, now almost 70 years after the second world war ended, it's still asking for more time. >> a former korean airlines executive who delayed a flight because of the way she was served nuts has apologized. she is the daughter of the airlines chairman says she is

sorry for ordering a senior crew member off the plane. >> some members of the kurdistan regional government are ready to vote on approving an official anthem. for those pushing for an independent state position in the intersection between iran, turkey, iraq and syria, it's hoped a uniting song will promote a sense of nationalism. it's the song that's supposed to unit e the kurdish people. lately, it's been a subject of debate, some calling parts of it sacrilegious. they take offense to the lyrics that say our homeland is our faith and religion. >> the words are clear, there's no analogy, there's a preference for the homeland.

we reject this preference. >> supporters of the anthem have said the interpretation is too literal, and they reject altering the lyrics, because they've been taken from a poem written in 1938. >> there is no going back. we will not change our mind. these are metaphors and the text will not change. we will keep it as written. >> the anthem isn't new. it's been sung by school children for decades. the kurdish peshmerga troops have inspired calls to make the tune the official kurdish anthem. if it's split opinion in parliament, it's polarizing views on the street. >> the anthem should remain as is. the decision at the end of the day goes back to the parliament and government. >> the segment that challenges the faith must be changed so we

can avoid any problems in the future. this way, everyone is happy. >> pleasing everyone from different relingens and political views could be difficult. it seems so far at least not all kurds are singing from the same hymn sheet. al jazeera. >> hole dover have a, musicians hope to take advantage of visa-free travel to europe. they think the new rules could launch local bands on to the international stage. we have the story. ♪ >> they are beloved by moldova. twice they've represented the country, but they are exceptional. the singer remembers the 1990's when the music scene blossomed. >> when we appeared here, there were a lot of different, interesting groups, a lot of

festivals, concerts. >> today, the independent music industry has withered. >> i think it's difficult for young musicians today. in some ways it's difficult, in some ways there are more opportunities. we live in a more globalized world. >> until recently, going global wasn't easy on a moldovan passport. now, most really can make it visa-free to europe since the summer. music could be the passport to moldova's future say the band members. >> we're promoting alternative music here, you know, wimp is ws

rare now. >> music could be a good ambassador of moldova and boost our economy if we would have a strategical approach. >> young bands are coached how to get ahead. her band has promise but admits they need to learn the basicses, like using social media. >> we need attention, just attention, because the music, you can't just single music for you. >> your fans will sing back if you get to be like this band. they have a loyal following. tonight, they play to the home crowd downtown. >> this is what the young talent hope for, dedicated fansed.

like these guys, commercial success beyond their borders. >> you can keep up to date with all the news on our website, al jazeera.com. unemployment is dropping and millions of americans are still feeling down because they say no matter how much they hustle, they can't get ahead. paycheck to paycheck, it's inside story. ♪ hello, i am ray swarez. to understand the way americans look aal